Physical performance and quality of life of nursing-home residents with mild and moderate dementia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6672-6686

  Telenius, Elisabeth Wiken ^a   Engedal, Knut ^b   Bergland, Astrid ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Balance; Dementia; Mobility; Muscle strength and activity of daily living; Nursing home; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOBILITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING; CLOCK DRAWING TEST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE IN LATE STAGE DEMENTIA SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; WALKING SPEED;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NORWAY; NURSING HOMES; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; WALKING;

EID: 84888864818     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10126672     Document Type: Article

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